TORONTO, June 18, 2014 /CNW/ - CTV announced today the second group of
teams for the eagerly awaited Season 2 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. The
three new teams include active and adventurous married couple Jen and
Shawn from Halifax, Cormac and his mother Nicole who hope to follow in
the footsteps of Season 1 winners "The Tims" from their hometown of
Winnipeg, and Sukhi and her brother Jinder, a pair of globetrotting
entrepreneurs from Terrace, B.C., who are prepared to do anything to
win. They join previously announced racers: Olympic hockey teammates Natalie and Meaghan, dating couple Alain and Audrey, and best friends Shahla and Nabeela.

Three more teams will be announced tomorrow (June 19) with the final two
pairings to be revealed on Friday (June 20). Fans can also look forward
to a special Season 2 exclusive, to be revealed this Friday (June 20)
at noon ET by @AmazingRaceCDA.

Set to anchor CTV's Summer 2014 schedule, the most-watched Canadian television series on record kicks-off its
heart-pounding second season in a new timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 9
p.m. ET/PT, beginning July 8 on CTV and CTV GO.

Motto: "We will do whatever it takes! We are here to win! We got this!"

Only one team can earn the title as Season 2 champions of THE AMAZING
RACE CANADA. The biggest grand prize ever awarded for a Canadian
competition series expanded this season to include "gas for life" from
Petro-Canada. In addition, the winning team once again receives a
$250,000 cash payout and the opportunity to fly free for a year
anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide in Business Class, plus two
Chevrolet Silverado High Country Edition Pickup Trucks. Teams are also
competing for special pit stop prizes courtesy of Air Canada and
Scotiabank, to be revealed during the broadcasts.

Back this summer with all-new teams and exciting, edge-of-your-seat
challenges, the most-watched Canadian television series on record
returns for a second season of action-packed adventure. Hosted by
Olympic champion and Canadian hero Jon Montgomery (@jonmonty), Season 1 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA raced ahead of the pack with an
average audience of 3.5 million viewers each week, and garnered two
Canadian Screen Award wins for Best Photography in a Lifestyle or
Reality/Competition Program or Series, and Best Writing in a Lifestyle
or Reality/Competition Program or Series. The smash-hit original series
vaulted into the record books as Canada's most-watched TV series last
summer and the second most-watched television program of the entire
broadcast year. Fans are encouraged to follow @AmazingRaceCDA and stay tuned to the CTV Facebook page for updates.

Commissioned by CTV, Season 2 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is produced by
Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of
Profiles Television Productions. Insight Productions' John Brunton and
Barbara Bowlby are Executive Producers, and Mark Lysakowski is
Supervising Producer. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President and Robin
Johnston is Director, Independent Production at Bell Media. Mike
Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks. Phil
King is President - CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming.

Encore episodes of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will air Saturdays at 8 p.m.
ET/PT and Sundays at 5 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO.

The four premier sponsors for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA are Air Canada,
Chevrolet Canada, Dairy Queen® Canada and Scotiabank.

About Bell Media Independent Production
Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada's most-watched and
most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian
independent producers in the country. Hit CTV series include ratings
success stories SAVING HOPE, THE LISTENER, MOTIVE, and THE AMAZING RACE
CANADA, the record-breaking, Canadian-produced complementary version of
the hit international series. New to CTV in 2014 are hit international
format MASTERCHEF CANADA and multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, one of
the most-watched new comedies of the season. Among the scripted series
on Bell Media pay and specialty channels are the two-time
Emmy®-nominated hit DEGRASSI, the internationally acclaimed ORPHAN
BLACK, the most-watched original series in Space history BITTEN,
Bravo's most-watched new drama 19-2, TRANSPORTER: THE SERIES, and
upcoming dramas SENSITIVE SKIN, and KILLJOYS. Bell Media specialty
channels are also home to hit factual series HIGHWAY THRU HELL and
CANADA'S WORST DRIVER, among others. In 2013, Bell Media ordered 27
original Canadian series and currently has 84 projects in various
stages of development.

About CTV
CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of
quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV
has been Canada's most-watched television network for the past 13 years
in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and
Out-of-Home. Bell Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's
largest communications company. More information about CTV can be found
on the network's website at CTV.ca.